Chandrakal Orphanage's Page

Current estimates in India state that more than 1 million children under age 15 have lost one or more parents to AIDS. In response to this urgent and growing need, Keep a Child Alive is working in partnership with Living India on an orphanage in the rural Chandrakal area, beyond the capital city of Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh, to provide a safe haven for the most vulnerable children in India who have been infected and orphaned by AIDS. The orphanage sits on ten acres of land near the Chandrakal Hospital, which today provides the only health care available to people living in more than 45 surrounding villages. 35 children are currently being loved, cared for, and given education opportunities at the orphanage, with room for 25 more to be filled in the months ahead. All the children are receiving consistent anti-retroviral treatment, and with the continued support of Keep a Child Alive, the Chandrakal Orphanage is looking forward to establishing a full-service community family AIDS clinic in 2009 - the first of its kind in the community.